How to Say ‘Just half a block’ in Mexican Spanish
Nomás media cuadra
noh-MAHS MEH-dyah KWAH-drah
[noh-MAHS MEH-dyah KWAH-drah]
💬 Usage Tip: nomás means "just" or "only" and is very Mexican. Elsewhere you'd hear solo.
Phrase Breakdown
Nomás
[noh-MAHS]
just / only
Very Mexican word meaning 'only' or 'just'.
Nomás quiero un café.
I just want a coffee.
media
[MEH-dyah]
half
Media means half, especially in time expressions like half past.
Nos vemos a las ocho y media.
See you at eight thirty.
cuadra
[KWAH-drah]
block
Feminine noun for a city block, the distance between two corners; very common in Mexico.
La tienda está a una cuadra.
The store is one block away.
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